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Hi All:

I got a Warmoth neck cheap. But the neck shape is all wrong for me, and unlike the other two Warmoth neck

[quote="MacGaden"]Hi All:

I got a Warmoth neck cheap. But the neck shape is all wrong for me, and unlike the other two Warmoth neck

Thanks, Fill. Good advice. I don

Just BTW, with that std thin profile, be real careful with removal of wood from the backside of the neck--there isnt much wood you'd be able to remove before you'll be getting into the truss rod channel!!

fillmore nyc wrote:Just BTW, with that std thin profile, be real careful with removal of wood from the backside of the neck--there isnt much wood you'd be able to remove before you'll be getting into the truss rod channel!!

That

Dont ya just love it when your kids are at that age, just a constant unfoldment of energy and learning new things.

One point to add about shaping a guitar neck, its good to have an existing neck that has the feel your going for, so that you have something to go by. Also, use smaller files and different grades of sandpaper. You want to take it S L O W as to not take off TOO much at one time. Remember, you can make a piece of wood smaller, but not bigger. Take your time.

Yeah, Slinger's dead right. If you have a neck that is perfect for you already, you can create copies of the neck profile at the nut, 5th fret, 7th fret, 12th fret, or however you see fit. A few profiles, shoot the lines straight between them, and you'll be a lot of the way there. You can get your profiles close to spot on by using graphite or something else to rub onto the high spots as you get it snug. I think the micro mesh series of abrasives is nice for neck work. Sounds like you've got an axe to grind with your son -- or at least an axe's neck Dwiddely dwiddely indeed!

[quote="MacGaden"]I don